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The curfew was imposed after days of widespread violence across Honduras

Honduras has suspended an overnight curfew in eight departments after the areas were no longer considered a security risk following last month's disputed presidential election.

The lifting of the curfew was one of the demands made by the Organisation of American States.

The OAS said it may call for new elections if any "irregularities" undermined the credibility of results.

Some parts of the country remain under curfew.

It was imposed last weekend after outbreaks of violence followed the 26 November poll.

Honduras has 18 departments, but the curfew had already been lifted in one island department and two cities.

In a statement on Wednesday, the OAS calls for constitutional rights to be "immediately restored".

President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is seeking re-election, won the poll by a narrow margin.

But the main opposition contender, Salvador Nasralla, demands a full recount.

He accused the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of interfering in the tallying system to favour the incumbent.

'Restore confidence'

The OAS says that the electoral court must check a number of alleged irregularities before announcing a final result.

"It is clear that it is not possible, without an exhaustive and meticulous process of verification that determines the existence or not of an electoral fraud to restore the confidence of the population," said the regional body.

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Supporters of Mr Nasralla want either a full recount or a new election

Mr Nasralla was leading the official count by five percentage points on the day after vote.

But Mr Hernández began to narrow the gap on the second day of counting, after the electoral court stopped updating results for more than 24 hours.

Angry protesters took to the streets, blocking roads and clashing with police.